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Gametrailers Top 10 pointless Pokémon
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Brawly Likes to Brawl
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Its the cycle that these threads go through
someone makes a driveby post about every Pokemon past the original 151 being eye bleeding hellspawn-> some poor soul goes through the trouble of pointing out Gen 1's odd designs-> person they're replying to is likely already viewing another thread, and if they aren't, their minds likely wouldn't be changed anyways
BumblebeeCody
Member
So can Mew.
I wanted to be "INB4, I are proper hipster is like original 151 is da bess" but I'm too late for that.
I'm still able to be INB4:
Pikachu is the best
Vannillite, Trubbish, Bardbodor and Klefki(despite being good in the Metagame)
I only ever played up to Jhoto and nothing after.
So...I'm SAFE!
Why the duck is Arceus on that list when he's god of the Pokémon universe and created almost everything. Oh holy Arceus forgive him as he does not know what he is talking about.
Honestly I disagree with the whole pointless, worse, best Pokémon list as it just drags into fight and ends up being a genwunner war.
I ducking hate genwunner they can get lost.
Klefki isn't on the list and your statement is Wrong with a capital W.
Honestly I disagree with the whole pointless, worse, best Pokémon list as it just drags into fight and ends up being a genwunner war.
I ducking hate genwunner they can get lost.
Klefki isn't on the list and your statement is Wrong with a capital W.
I knew as soon as I heard Carbink there was going to be a post in this thread from the one man Carbink defence force.
Nicktendo86
Member
No goldine or whatever that useless fish was called?
Thursday War
Banned
did he really just pronounce arceus with a k...
I don't really care about the mythology behind it, I'm just talking about fighting a living key ring and how absurd it is. Even for pokemon standards. I can ignore a lot of things but even I have a threshold where I just say "...come on".
You suggested Klefki was the result of them running out of ideas. We said this was wrong because the idea has a very specific origin and is rather well done. If you don't care then that's fine, that doesn't make it any less wrong.
The game also has floating living magnets and has done since the very start, keep that in mind.
Gamefreak officially pronounces it Ar-KEE-us, IIRC.
The "Arc" is actually from the word "Arch" I think, so it'd make sense.
The Vanilite line and Klefki being awesome? Calling Tangrowth majestic?
Yeah, we definitely don't have the same taste in Pokemon. Still, there are some solid entries on the list, 9 and 1 not withstanding, but there are so many Pokemon I could do without that it's hard to do a top ten list.
Yeah, we definitely don't have the same taste in Pokemon. Still, there are some solid entries on the list, 9 and 1 not withstanding, but there are so many Pokemon I could do without that it's hard to do a top ten list.
With base 150 Defense, base 150 Sp. Defense and Sturdy, Carbink doesn't need a defense force. He is the ultimate defense force, for every team.
I merely help people to understand him. *light shines down from the heavens*
That's not what your Pokemon said at the day-care last nightYeah who can forget such timeless inspiring designs like
Solid Samus
Banned
BASTARDS
Carbink has a gameplay niche and an interesting design. The only thing it lacks is an evolution.
And something tells me that Diancie is something of a plot-based Carbink evo for Pokémon Z or even Hoenn remakes. Volcanion and Hoopa? They're definitely R/S/E remake legendaries/Larvesta-esque one-offs designed to flesh out (obvious) portions of the game's progression.
Where the fuck is Luvdisc? Dedenne? How about Chatot, the Utterly Inconsequential Gimmick Pokémon?
points for Arceus though. D/P/P's legendary roster is literally the worst thing that has ever happened to the Pokedex. Besides Black and White 1's hopelessly fucking terrible legendary designs, big 3 nonwithstanding
Rest of the list sucks but I agree with this one
MasterSheen
Member
But his HP is only 50 isn't it. Doesn't seem like it can defend anything for very long.
Also, there are way too many pointless Pokemon to try and squeeze into a top 10.
Unless I'm remembering poorly or things have changed since I last played: Base 50 HP, lack of reliable recovery, and average typing.
He is still a decent wall, but far from ultimate.
Please stop typing.
Voltorb is supposed to look like a pokéball, i think its design works perfectly.
But yeah Klefki is the worst designed pokémon ever... and i'm not even a genwunner.
It bugs me whenever Voltorb and Electrode are brought up as examples of "see? Gen 1 had bad designs too!" because it ignores their original in-game context when they were pretty obviously Pokemon's equivalent of a mimic chest in other JRPGs. Because on-field items were represented with the Pokeball symbol, designing a Pokemon that looks like a Pokeball was entirely appropriate because the entire point of a mimic chest is to trick the player into believing they're picking up an item when they're actually getting ambushed by a monster that resembles the item.
Funnily enough, there's an argument even for Phione.
When you think about it, Phione is just a regular species based on sea angels. It's rather straightforward and doesn't necessarily have anything special to it. Now, here is where it gets unique. Unlike other regular species, Phione has a special mutated member in its population that is regarded a Legendary Pokémon, Manaphy. So, in a way it serves the purpose of emphasising Manaphy's status, which is pretty interesting in my opinion.
Game Freak has really made the Pokémon lore so very interesting. Even species that some may call "boring" or "pointless" actually have a place in the Pokémon universe and a well-thought concept behind them. I wish that The Pokémon Company would make a game focusing on these kind of things. The main RPGs are ace, but I think a spin-off deeply exploring the Pokémon lore would be really useful for the series.
Heck, the RPG themselves should do it to a bigger extend than the current!
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
I have only played Blue and Sapphire... but I recall one whose only move was "Harden"...he definitely seemed like the most useless/pointless. I think it was Caterpee or something like that.
I can honestly say I don't recognize a single one on that list. I feel old.
As far as the bad designs go... the alphabet ones seemed particularly bad. "Hey we need X # of new pokemon for this game." "I know we will use letters."
I can honestly say I don't recognize a single one on that list. I feel old.
As far as the bad designs go... the alphabet ones seemed particularly bad. "Hey we need X # of new pokemon for this game." "I know we will use letters."
Carbink's base 50 HP can still top out at 304 HP at lv. 100. Couple this with base 150 defenses, and cut all damage in half with Reflect and Light Screen (his main utility to the rest of the team, the screens lasting eight turns instead of five thanks to the Light Clay hold item), and add in the fact he can't be OHKO'd due to Sturdy, and you're guaranteed to at least set up a screen. In my experience, I nearly always set up BOTH screens, and Stealth Rock.
Carbink is also virtually guaranteed to stop Gale Wing Brave Bird Talonflame, one of the most overused Pokémon in the meta-game. Every time I go into a 3v3 rated battle, I bring Carbink when I see the opponent has Talonflame; they inevitably bring him out, I switch in Carbink (who can survive priority Brave Bird at ~20 HP), and then I set up Stealth Rock the same turn Talonflame flees. When he comes back out, he loses 50% his HP due to Stealth Rock (x4 against Fire/Flying), and then Carbink one-shots him with Power Gem.
It's beautiful.
Solid Samus
Banned
Klefki's design looks just fine in game. There's plenty of Pokémon with far less apparent thought put into their designs than Klefki.
It's a blue horse with legs that all creepily bend like a human's (and shoe feet, I mean what the fuck?), with giant pastry eyebrows and chest hair overflowing from underneath its skin jacket
That thing is weird and horrible. Can you see this on a Pokémon card back in the day? I'd have immediately said "Dude that's fake
Laieon
Member
It's pronounced with a k.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgwUJnhLMWQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=2050
Carbink sets the other team up for failure, as my Battle Videos show, yes. They underestimate how resilient he is, and then switch out, and in those two turns I've already reduced all damage to my entire team by 50%, and then I can set up Stealth Rock, to boot, or wait in the wings if I anticipate a chance to wall Talonflame, Volcarona or the Charizards. The rest of my team cleans up shop in the meanwhile.
Not foolproof, but I have contingencies (I.E. Ghost-types to block Brick Break and Power-Up Punch, etc).
With good reason. The 151 elitism stance is awful.
Sylverstone14
Member
Screw you guys, Castform was cool!
Does this thing really need to exist? Rhydon can traverse through lava, level buildings with a single tail whip and pulverize fucking diamonds with his horn, was that not intimidating enough for the designers to assume that he didn't need to be superseded by a hideous evolution? Just retcon it to be his mega so I can forget it exists.
jakefromstatefarm
Member
Stantler is really useful for getting past Morty in GSC/HGSS.
Where's Smeargle?
Where's Smeargle?
Big Chungus
Member
I only recognize one of those Pokemon.
Dunno, man. The original 151 had living floating magnets and living pokeballs and blobs of pink goo. You can apply the absurdity argument to any generation.
He's still totally setup bait.
comadorcrack
Neo Member
Sweet Summer Children who think Klefki is the worst pokemon design.
Also Castform is a shitty pokemon, but it's design is actually pretty clever and fits the mechanic.
Also Castform is a shitty pokemon, but it's design is actually pretty clever and fits the mechanic.
BigBadShamoo
Banned
Because past 386 a lot of the pokemon got progressively more stupid looking
Sweet Summer Children who think Klefki is the worst pokemon design.
Also Castform is a shitty pokemon, but it's design is actually pretty clever and fits the mechanic.
Wut Garbodor is my favorite out of ALL pokemon. He's an anti-Totoro. its a brilliant design.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
Carbink? That thing is a screening tank that destroys Talonflame. How? What? HOW?
And Gourgeist is a perfectly-serviceable Ghost with some neat moves.
I still maintain that "god of Pokemonsss" is bullshit, so I'll accept Arceus.
And Gourgeist is a perfectly-serviceable Ghost with some neat moves.
I still maintain that "god of Pokemonsss" is bullshit, so I'll accept Arceus.
Gillian Seed
Banned
Swords Dance+Extremespeed believe me it does!
friskykillface
Banned
my recent favorite Pokemon with the sombrero isn't on the list so he's cool B^)
Ludicolo god
Ludicolo god
Yeah, there was some great things that were added in with Gold and Silver, for sure. That's when I stopped playing Pokemon, but some of the newer additions are still just as good as the original 151. Sentret, Scizor, Bellossom, Wobbuffet, Teddiursa... just to name a few.
And honestly, if anyone is going to attack the original 151 for bad designs, how can THIS never be mentioned?
A pile of living eggs that evolve into a coconut tree with legs and multiple DUMB-looking faces? 2 things: that makes absolutely ZERO sense and that evolution is not even close to an improvement on it.
Fattony12000
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Top Ten Most Legit Pokemon
Pokemon X and Y are out now, and that means you all need a top ten list ranking drawings of pretend animals for arbitrary reasons. Which Pokemon is legit? Let Jim Sterling tell you!
Pokemon X and Y are out now, and that means you all need a top ten list ranking drawings of pretend animals for arbitrary reasons. Which Pokemon is legit? Let Jim Sterling tell you!
Yeah my mind was blown after hearing it. I have been living a lie.
Dusk Soldier
Member
Alommola has no business being on this list. With the combo of Wish/Protect/Soak/Toxic, it can take down pretty much every physical attacker in the game. (as long as it doesn't have taunt or substitute.)